Grand-Am 2008 Speculation Update 3

Waddle has been digging around for more news and conspiracy theories and he now believes that Porsche will be making quite a comeback for 2008. Waddle hasn't come up with a whole lot, but he has reason to believe that Porsche wants to flex its motorsports muscles even more in Grand-Am. TRG is now back with Porsche and it looks like they intend to stay with them. If running two cars in the GT class wasn't enough it looks like there is a good possibility of them running a prototype as well. Alex Job Racing looks like they will stay with their current program, and at this time it does not look like they will be doing anything in the ALMS in 2008. There are plenty more teams that look like they will be running Porsches and they will have a new engine if they want a V8 instead of the aging flat 6. Waddle will keep you posted as more information becomes available.

Grand-Am 2008 Speculation Update 2

It now looks like Waddle was correct in his original assumption that Sun Trust Racing was switching chassis manufacturers. They are not going to the ALMS, but rather going to be the front-runner for the new Dallara chassis. It looks like the rest of the top teams will be back, so the exodus to the ALMS isn't happening yet, though the 2008 grid will probably be smaller than the 2007 one.

Chip Ganassi Racing to the ALMS? Update 3

Well Waddle still thinks that Chip Ganassi Racing will be doing Gran-Am next year, he still has his hopes up for 2009. This is when Toyota will probably introduce their GT racing car it will probably have a Lexus badge. Waddle believes that Chip Ganassi Racing will be there to be the top runner for this car. Waddle also believes that Chip Ganassi Racing will switch to Toyota for next season in NASCAR. Waddle doesn't know for sure if this will happen, but he is fairly sure that we should see some kind of announcement soon.

News on Other RS Spyders Update 2

Waddle has now found another candidate which could be one of the rumored two car, ex-Indycar teams. This team is Lowes Fernandez Racing. They have been strongly rumored to be switching manufacturers next year. Zytek was one of the names that was thrown out, but Waddle thinks that they may be getting Porsche RS Spyders. They are an ex-Indycar team that would certainly be good enough to be getting the famed Porsche race car. It is no secret that they have been disappointed with this years package so a change for next year seems very likely. Waddle will continue to keep you posted as this 2008 ALMS season gets closer.

Speculation on Grand-Am 2008 Update 1

Waddle has previously said that he thought that SunTrust Racing would be switching manufacturers, but now Waddle believes that they could be switching to the ALMS. Their two top drivers Wane Taylor and Max Angelelli were present at PLM. This probably wouldn't mean anything, but SunTrust Racing is selling both of this years cars. Both of them are fairly new, and still very competitive. Though Waddle has learned that they are going to use one of them for the 24 hours of Daytona. They could easily do both Daytona and ALMS if they wanted to. This is what Waddle knows so far, and if they do make the switch to ALMS he doesn't know what car they would be racing, though it would probably be a prototype or a possibly GT1.

News on Other RS Spyders Update 1

Waddle now has strong reason to believe that one of these two car teams will be a Red Bull backed Cheever Racing. This combination would be perfect, as it perfectly fits the criteria that was laid down for these teams. Cheever Racing is an ex-Indycar team, so it passes that piece of information. Cheever Racing has strong links to Porsche, and they currently run a Porsche DP in Gran-Am. The question is where the money will come from, and Waddle believes that it will come from Red Bull. Cheever Racing and Red Bull have been partners before, and like Waddle has said Red Bull would be a perfect fit on a RS Spyder. Waddle really believes that this will happen, don't bet your life on it, but Waddle might.

And What About the CET Solari RS Spyder? Update 1 and News on Other RS Spyders

In the wonderful wide world of sportscar and gt racing, Waddle has come up with some more information on this subject. Some of it is updates, and some more beloved speculation. The update is loosely related, which is that it has been leaked that there will be at least two new two car teams running RS Spyders next year. Both these teams have supposedly run IRL teams before, which really narrows down the teams that it could be. Waddle strongly believes that one of these teams will be Red Bull Racing which would perfectly fit the model that we have leaned of. This would eliminate them as being one of the potential customers of the CET Solari RS Spyder, because they will probably just buy two all-new cars. This means that the CET Solari car is still out for sale, but Waddle is almost sure we will see it next year in the ALMS. This bring the total number of RS Spyders on the grids next year that we know about to eleven car. The Empire truly has struck back.

Chip Ganassi Racing to the ALMS? Update 2

After losing the championship on Saturday in the Grand-Am series, it now appears that Chip Ganassi racing will be back in the Grand-Am series for 2008. So now if they go to the ALMS it looks like it will be a 2009 GT2, probably based off the Toyota sports car that the rumors are getting stronger for every month. Unless they are getting enough money to run a complete schedule both, or run part-time in both it looks like they will be just doing the Grand-Am series for 2008.

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Chip Ganassi Racing to the ALMS? Update 1

Well our little friend has been searching all over the place for information, and it seems like he may have found something. It now seems like the outcome of the last race in the Grand-Am series this Saturday will play a big role in what Chip Ganassi decides to do next year. If the #01 car wins the race, they will win the championship then there is a good chance that they will leave for the ALMS in 2008. If they do not win the championship then they will probably decide to stay in the Grand-Am series for at least another year so they can try again to win the championship. This is what Waddle has learned so far, but it may not be for a few months that he has another update.